Kurwongbah has a very proud
history of excellence in music. As part of ‘The Arts’
curriculum, all students from Prep through Year 6 have Music lessons for
30 minutes per week. The aim of the music program is to develop the creativity
which is present in varying degrees in all children. The music program focuses
on students making music and developing the ability to think and express
themselves in sound. The focus of these
lessons is to build on students’ understanding of the elements of music
through singing, listening, moving and playing instruments. Great emphasis
is placed on the "enjoyment" aspect. A
range of co-curricular music groups - choral, strings and band, complements the
classroom program.
EXTRA-CURRICULA MUSIC GROUPS
Choral
Progarm
Choir:
Singing has always played an important part in Kurwongbah State School's music
program. Numbers of students participating in the school's vocal groups have
multiplied over the years with one third of the school involved in a singing
ensemble. Every group has performed successfully at school parades, fetes and
concerts. Each group has achieved much success in prestigious competitions with
the Senior Singers competing at the State Finals of Choral Fanfare in 2017 and
2019. Kurwongbah have held the title of the Best
Primary School Senior Choir in the North Coast Region since 2013 and in
2019 were awarded the Best Primary School
Junior Choir. We currently have four choirs: Senior Singers (years 4 – 6),
Performance Group (an extension choir for years 5 and 6), Junior Singers (years
2 and 3) and the Prep/One Singers. All rehearsals are conducted out of school
time - either before school or during lunch breaks.
Instrumental
music
Year
3 - 6 students have the opportunity to join our Instrumental Music program.
Selected students will be taught to play orchestral or concert band instruments
during school time by Instrumental Music Instructors. Lessons of half
hour duration will be given on a group basis to between three and ten students.
The aim of the instrumental program is to provide quality string and concert
band experience for these students to develop music skills of a higher
standard. All the instrumental ensembles perform at school and community
functions as well as entering competitions.
Concert Band:
Students may commence learning brass, percussion or woodwind instruments from
year 4. During the first year of tuition the students will join the Junior
Concert Band and then the following year they proceed onto the Senior Concert Band.
The concert bands rehearse once a week either before school or lunch time.
Percussion Ensemble:
Students may commence learning percussion from year 4. The Percussion
Ensemble rehearses once a week however students learning percussion will also
be a member of the Junior or Senior Concert Band and are required to attend
that rehearsal.
String Orchestra:
Students may commence learning a string instrument from year 3. During the
first year of tuition the students will join the Junior String Ensemble and
then the following year they proceed onto the Senior String Orchestra. These
group rehearse once a week (before school or lunch time)